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holtbyrnia macrops

Scientific name: Holtbyrnia macrops (Maul, 1957)
Popular names: Bigeye searsid
Danish name: Storøjet skulderlysfisk

Family: Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders)

Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Denmark Strait, southern Iceland and Bay of Biscay to South Africa
Capture sites: Davis strait

Depth: 100 - 1000 meter (benthopelagic)
Max. size: ~ 20 cm